GAPYEONG, (South Korea), Feb. 9 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- Two soldiers died after a military helicopter crashed in a northern county Monday, officials said, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The AH-1S Cobra helicopter of the Army's 15th Aviation Group went down at 11:04 a.m. in Gapyeong County, about 55 kilometres northeast of Seoul, after taking off for flight training at 9:45 a.m.
The two warrant officers on board had been transported to hospitals in a state of cardiac arrest but succumbed to their injuries.
Authorities said the incident did not involve any fires or explosions. They plan to investigate the exact cause of the crash.
-- BERNAMA-YONHAP
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